Walek Neumann
Walek Neumann (born April 23, 1940 in Friedland im Isergebirge , Reichsgau Sudetenland ) is a German open-air painter and wood cutter .
Life
Walek Neumann graduated from high school in Halle (Saale) in 1958 . From 1960 to 1965 he studied at the University of Graphic and Book Art in Leipzig with Gerhard Kurt Müller and Wolfgang Mattheuer and graduated with a diploma. After graduating, Walek Neumann worked as a freelancer in Halle (Saale) and from 1992 to 2007 in Isny im Allgäu. He has lived in Leipzig since 2007 and is a writer. For 45 years he worked in open air painting ( oil , from 1989 also watercolor gouaches ). From 1972 to 1990 he created woodcuts.
Works
Woodcut
Woodcuts by Walek Neumann can be found in national portfolio works such as Prometheus (1982) and Reflections on Carl von Ossietzky (1989).
They took part in the following exhibitions, among others:
- 100 selected graphics
- INTERGRAFIK (Berlin, 1987)
- Second prize for graphics ( Berlin , 1987)
- Xth Art Exhibition of the GDR (Dresden, 1988)
- Pfrontener Art Prize ( Pfronten , 1997)
- With my friends - Peter Schnürpel on his 75th birthday ( Lindenau Museum , Altenburg , 2016)
His sheets are owned by art libraries such as the art library in Halle (Saale) as well as museums such as the Moritzburg Zeitz Castle Museum and the Bernburg Castle Museum .
Other works
- Portrait painting: Johann Christian Reil , 1975, oil on canvas, location: Kustodie Universität Halle (Saale)
- Text: 2012 Bonjour, Monsieur Gauguin (short story, winner of the writing competition Ü-70, Switzerland, topic: The last word )
- Text: 2015 Prosit Auntie! (Short story, winner of the writing competition over 70, Switzerland, subject: will )
- Text: 2018 Schmidt-Rottluff Art Prize 2018 , Michael Morgner , Festschrift, co-author
Selection of solo exhibitions
- 1983 Bernburg , Castle Museum
- 1989 Bad Kösen , Romanesque house
- 1990 Erfurt , Galerie erph
- 1991 Zwickau , gallery at Domhof
- 1992 Halle (Saale), Marktschlößchen
- 1994 Kempten im Allgäu, gallery in the Kornhaus
- 1994 Überlingen , B&B art salon
- 1999 Isny im Allgäu, municipal gallery in the Espantorturm
- 2004 Langenargen (Lake Constance), Kavalierhaus
- 2004 Munich , Sudeten German House
- 2005 Halle (Saale), foyer gallery of the opera house
- 2010 Altlangsow, school and prayer house
- 2011 Ostseebad Heringsdorf , Gorki Museum
- 2013 and 2015 Grimma , Rathaus-Galerie
literature
- Prometheus 1982 - unpopular art from the GDR , Stekovics, Halle, Zurich 1995, ISBN 978-3-929330-48-9
- Walek Neumann, painting, watercolor gouaches, graphics Hallescher Kunstverein: Catalog 81, 2005
- Schmidt-Rottluff Art Prize 2018, Michael Morgner , Festschrift, ISBN 978-3-9810040-8-3
- With my friends - Peter Schnürpel for his 75th birthday Catalog, ISBN 978-3-86104-131-3
- 100 selected graphics catalogs 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990
Web links
- Catalog City Library Halle (Saale), keyword: Walek Neumann
- museum-digital: Saxony-Anhalt
- Article Mitteldeutsche Zeitung
- Article Leipziger Volkszeitung
- Swabian article
- Article MOZ.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Neumann, Walek |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German outdoor painter and wood cutter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 23, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frýdlant v Čechách |